Iberdrola Advice

Getting a "tip and advice" email from Iberdrola to say my electric consumption has risen 30% since last month and giving me tips on how to reduce my use.

Guess what? We had a very hot December and no heating required. This month it's got freezing (well, slight exaggeration) and have actually had to use heating and for quite some time. Also now I am in big boy trousers again and thick jumpers etc. Just sticking the polo shirt and shorts with no socks etc in the washing machine was hardly on. Now the thing seems to be on at least three times a week (thankfully we still don't need driers).

Those nice BBQ outside and salad heavy stuff has been replaced by hearty stews and curries etc. so the stove and oven are on for far longer than last month. Oh, and you've increased the tax (well, the government has) on the electricity as well from this month so it doesn't take the brains of an Archbishop to work out why it's gone up 30% since last month.

It's pretty good of them to get in touch. I've had several similar emails. When we tracked our usage lately we found one particular heater was using a lot of electricity. We've been told our usage is far higher than our neighbours, the community is all but abandoned most of the year, so that's no surprise. What I didn't realise when taking out the Estable tariff is that there are all different levels of cost on the plan for electric consumption. We were given something like .21 cents per kWh and others on the same plan get .12 disheartening is not the word.

Check your contract as we're 12cents during the off peak but 21c on the regular hours.

Brewingdog wrote:It's pretty good of them to get in touch. I've had several similar emails. When we tracked our usage lately we found one particular heater was using a lot of electricity. We've been told our usage is far higher than our neighbours, the community is all but abandoned most of the year, so that's no surprise. What I didn't realise when taking out the Estable tariff is that there are all different levels of cost on the plan for electric consumption. We were given something like .21 cents per kWh and others on the same plan get .12 disheartening is not the word.

The rates charges are often the going rate at the time. It's worth tracking as if it drops you are able to switch at any time without penalty.

Andrew Hardy wrote:

Brewingdog wrote:It's pretty good of them to get in touch. I've had several similar emails. When we tracked our usage lately we found one particular heater was using a lot of electricity. We've been told our usage is far higher than our neighbours, the community is all but abandoned most of the year, so that's no surprise. What I didn't realise when taking out the Estable tariff is that there are all different levels of cost on the plan for electric consumption. We were given something like .21 cents per kWh and others on the same plan get .12 disheartening is not the word.

The rates charges are often the going rate at the time. It's worth tracking as if it drops you are able to switch at any time without penalty.

Thanks for the advice, how to I track. Where would I find the off peak rate I'm paying.

Brewingdog wrote:]
Thanks for the advice, how to I track. Where would I find the off peak rate I'm paying.

It's on your bill. My last bill has two rates for the power supplied per kw per day
Peak 0,087 and off peak 0.004

Then I'm on the choose your 8 hours which is non promotional 19 cents per kw and promotional (0800 to 1100 and 1700 to 2200) 0,081 per kw.

They are sending these emails randomly most of my friends have had excactly
The same email .

If you download the Iberdrola app you can check your consumption everyday and every hour of the day yourself……

I see they have now upped the IVA to 10% from 5% and the electricity tax from 0.5% to 2.5%.
Bill still only just over 60 euro but we haven't used as much heating this year.

My dad's was 74 euros this month, they have the Aircon on for about an hour before the log fire kicks in, and have the Aircon on in one bedroom and hour before carer goes to bed, not too bad I thought. Washing machine most days, TV all day, can't grumble so far.

marcliff wrote:I see they have now upped the IVA to 10% from 5% and the electricity tax from 0.5% to 2.5%.
Bill still only just over 60 euro but we haven't used as much heating this year.